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        Beyond Linux<sup>�</sup> From Scratch <span class="phrase">(System
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        Chapter&nbsp;27.&nbsp;Window Managers
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        <a id="sawfish" name="sawfish"></a>sawfish-1.12.0
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      <div class="package" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
        <h2 class="sect2">
          Introduction to sawfish
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        <p>
          The <span class="application">sawfish</span> package contains a
          window manager. This is useful for organizing and displaying
          windows where all window decorations are configurable and all
          user-interface policy is controlled through the extension language.
        </p>
        <p>
          This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1
          platform.
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        <h3>
          Package Information
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              <p>
                Download (HTTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "http://download.tuxfamily.org/sawfish/sawfish_1.12.0.tar.xz">
                http://download.tuxfamily.org/sawfish/sawfish_1.12.0.tar.xz</a>
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              <p>
                Download MD5 sum: 074446085b2518a07cf0e0c8c8b6df41
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              <p>
                Download size: 2.7 MB
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                Estimated disk space required: 53 MB
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              <p>
                Estimated build time: 0.4 SBU
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        <h3>
          sawfish Dependencies
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        <h4>
          Required
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          <a class="xref" href="../general/rep-gtk.html" title=
          "Rep-gtk-0.90.8.3">rep-gtk-0.90.8.3</a> and <a class="xref" href=
          "../general/which.html" title=
          "Which-2.21 and Alternatives">Which-2.21</a>
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        <p class="usernotes">
          User Notes: <a class="ulink" href=
          "http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/sawfish">http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/sawfish</a>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Installation of sawfish
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        <p>
          Install <span class="application">sawfish</span> by running the
          following commands:
        </p>
        <pre class="userinput">
<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pango  &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
</pre>
        <p>
          This package does not come with a test suite.
        </p>
        <p>
          Now, as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
        </p>
        <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">make install</kbd>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Configuring sawfish
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            <a id="sawfish-config" name="sawfish-config"></a>
          </h3>
          <h4 class="title">
            <a id="sawfish-config" name="sawfish-config"></a>Configuration
            Information
          </h4>
          <p>
            Be sure to backup your current <code class=
            "filename">.xinitrc</code> before proceeding.
          </p>
          <pre class="userinput">
<kbd class="command">cat &gt;&gt; ~/.xinitrc &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<code class="literal">exec sawfish</code>
EOF</kbd>
</pre>
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            Optionally, you can use a Display Manager, such as <a class=
            "xref" href="lxdm.html" title="lxdm-0.5.3">lxdm-0.5.3</a>.
          </p>
          <p>
            From the developers: <span class="quote">&ldquo;<span class=
            "quote">The default menu binding is somewhat obscure; you must
            middle-click on the background to bring up the menus. (If you
            have a two-button mouse, try clicking both buttons
            simultaneously)</span>&rdquo;</span>. You can find this at
            <a class="ulink" href=
            "http://download.tuxfamily.org/sawfish/themes/FAQ.html/">sawfish's
            FAQ</a>.
          </p>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Contents
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">sawfish, sawfish-about, sawfish-client,
              sawfish-config, sawfish-kde4-session, sawfish-kde5-session,
              sawfish-lumina-session, sawfish-mate-session, and
              sawfish-xfce-session</span>
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">Several internal modules under
              /usr/lib/sawfish tree</span>
            </div>
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directory:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">/usr/include/sawfish, /usr/lib/sawfish,
              /usr/lib/rep/sawfish, and /usr/share/sawfish</span>
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          <h3>
            Short Descriptions
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                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-prog" name="sawfish-prog"></a><span class=
                    "term"><code class="filename">sawfish</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is the extensible window manager using a <span class=
                    "application">Lisp</span>-based scripting language.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-about" name=
                    "sawfish-about"></a><span class="term"><code class=
                    "filename">sawfish-about</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is the <span class="application">sawfish</span> about
                    window.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-client" name=
                    "sawfish-client"></a><span class="term"><code class=
                    "filename">sawfish-client</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    allows you to connect to a window manager process and
                    evaluate arbitrary <span class="application">Lisp</span>
                    forms.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-config-prog" name=
                    "sawfish-config-prog"></a><span class="term"><code class=
                    "filename">sawfish-config</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is the <span class="application">sawfish</span>
                    configuration manager.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-kde4-session" name=
                    "sawfish-kde4-session"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class="command"><strong>sawfish-kde4-session</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to run <span class="application">KDE4</span>
                    using <span class="application">sawfish</span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-kde5-session" name=
                    "sawfish-kde5-session"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class="command"><strong>sawfish-kde5-session</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to run <span class="application">Plasma
                    5</span> using <span class="application">sawfish</span>
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-mate-session" name=
                    "sawfish-mate-session"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class="command"><strong>sawfish-mate-session</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to run <span class="application">mate</span>
                    using <span class="application">sawfish</span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-lumina-session" name=
                    "sawfish-lumina-session"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>sawfish-lumina-session</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to run <span class=
                    "application">Lumina</span> using <span class=
                    "application">sawfish</span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="sawfish-xfce-session" name=
                    "sawfish-xfce-session"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class="command"><strong>sawfish-xfce-session</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a script to run <span class="application">xfce</span>
                    using <span class="application">sawfish</span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
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